Sport and Fitness for People with Disability, kidcyber links page

Sport and Fitness for People with Disability
A kidcyber Weblinks Page

Everyone needs to exercise and keep fit, and people with disabilities are no exception. There are ways in which they can do this.

There are a number of sports now adapted to be played by people in wheelchairs. Some are team sports such as rugby and basketball, others are individual or pairs, such as tennis, and others are individual, such as archery or fencing. Some sports, such as skiing, have specially designed equipment so that people with a disability can participate.

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Here are some links to pages about sport and recreation for people with disability:

Sports... Use the links on the left, listed under 'Sports'
http://www.sports.org.au/

Wheelchair tennis: use menu at left to see history, rules
http://www.paralympic.org/release/Summer_Sports/Wheelchair_Tennis/

Wheelchair Soccer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelchair_soccer

Winter sports for people with a disability
Types of winter sports
http://www.disabledwintersport.com.au/Pages/Equipment.htm

Special Equipment used in winter sports:
http://www.disabledwintersport.com.au/Pages/Equipment.htm

Wheelchair basketball
http://www.paralympic.org/release/Summer_Sports/Wheelchair_Basketball/

Paralympics
Website of the Australian Paralympic Committee. Read about different paralympic sports, sports stars and see how the fundraising is going to get our team to Beijing Paralympics.
http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Paralympic_Games/

Sports of the Paralympic Games
http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/

Through this site you can find information about Australian paralympic athletes:
http://www.paralympic.com.au/Athletes/AthleteProfiles/tabid/283/Default.aspx

Special Olympics for persons with intellectual disability:
http://www.specialolympics.org/sports.aspx

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